Quote Originally Posted by Maximilian View Post
Jim,

why don't you have someone send you a Glass shapton 4K. I own each and every Glass shapton and besides the 16K being one of Shaptons best I consider the 4K with the exact same wow factor. I have no experience with the non glass shaptons. Personally if I could only keep 3 shaptons it would be the 16, 4 and 8K. But that's just me but every time I use and finish on the shapton 4K I'm amazed at the mirror shine edge and performance. I sometimes wonder if they mis labeled my stone as it's practically scratch free. These are just my findings. Others might disagree and have their own take on it. So take it for what it's worth.
Thanks for yoru advice, Maximilian. The glass shapton would be great, but it would end up costing more than I am ready pay, I fear. Unless, of course, someone would be willing to let me "try" one for a while? Say, two or three years?

Perhaps someday, if I get a large collection and have a lot of razors to hone, I could justify the expense for the glass shaptons; they are cetainly attractive. But not right now--I'm afraid my wife might have some hard words...